Archive - June 2011

The finale of the first season of Game of Thrones has set a series high in ratings! James Hibberd reports that the initial viewing attracted 3 million viewers. The encore added the usual 900k netting a total of 3.9 million for...

This live chat, presented by The Daily Beast, will feature TV critics Jace Lacob, James Poniewozik, Maureen Ryan, Myles McNutt, as well as Elio and Linda from Westeros.org and yours truly! Join us at 2PM ET/11 AM PT on Monday as...

And now it ends. For 10 months or so anyway. This first season has been quite the ride. And it ended with a bang tonight. What did everyone think? My recap and thoughts are after the break. Feel free to leave your reactions in...

Game of Thrones season one has come to a close. And if you new viewers are anything like us readers, you are ready to start season two immediately. Unfortunately you will have to wait until next year for that (unless, of course...

The end is nigh. The season finale of Game of Thrones‘ first season is almost here. In just a few hours we will be forced to wait almost a year for a new episode. So let’s savor these last 53 minutes. Episode details...

First off, a couple of reaction videos, here and here. [Ep. 109 SPOILERS!]
Then, a spoof reaction to the same event as part of the Hitler-finds-out meme. [Ep. 109 SPOILERS!] We saw that one coming from a mile away. More fun: the...

If you’ll recall, last year at this time the internet was fraught with speculation over whether or not HBO would showcase Game of Thrones at the annual Comic-Con in San Diego. It didn’t work out last year, partly due...

HBO has announced that the second season of Game of Thrones will start shooting on July 25th in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They note that other locations will be announced as they are confirmed. Cast, writers and directors will...

Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are currently in Belfast, knee-deep in pre-production for season two of Game of Thrones. They took some time out of their schedule to chat with the Los Angeles Times about how the work is...

“You think my life is such a precious thing to me, that I would trade my honor for a few more years… of what? You grew up with actors. You learned their craft, and you learned it well. But I grew up with soldiers. I...